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BAS. [1] An oranda is a breed of goldfish characterized by a prominent bubble-like "hood" on the head. The headgrowth or hood (also known as wen or crown) may be a prominent growth on the top of the head (cranial region) or may encase the entire face except the mouth. [1][2][3] When it was first imported from China to Japan it was mistakenly ...
The common goldfish is a breed of goldfish and a family of Cyprinidae in the order cypriniformes. Goldfish are descendants of wild carp from East Asia. [1] Most varieties of fancy goldfish were derived from this simple breed. [2] [better source needed] Common goldfish come in a variety of colors including red, orange, red/white, white/black ...
The goldfish (Carassius auratus) is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It is commonly kept as a pet in indoor aquariums, and is one of the most popular aquarium fish. Goldfish released into the wild have become an invasive pest in parts of North America and Australia. [4][5]
Dorsal finned varieties. Orange-white Ryukin goldfish. Fantail goldfish - It is the western form of the ryukin and possesses an egg-shaped body, a high dorsal fin, double caudal and anal fins, and no shoulder hump. Veiltail goldfish - It is similar to the fantail goldfish, except that they have longer fins.
West Medical Lake has been known to kick out big brown and rainbow trout, but WDFW officials in recent years have said that invasive goldfish are outcompeting trout fry and limiting the population ...
Shubunkin (Japanese: 朱文金, Hepburn: Shubunkin, ' vermilion brocade ') are a hardy, single-tailed goldfish with nacreous scales and a pattern known as calico. [1] They are of Japanese origin. [2][3] The Shubunkin was created by Akiyama Yoshigoro (ja:秋山吉五郎) by crossing Calico telescope eye with a Comet goldfish and a Common goldfish.
Single tailed. Classification. BAS. [1] The comet or comet-tailed goldfish is a single-tailed goldfish bred in the United States. It is similar to the common goldfish, except slightly smaller and slimmer, and is mainly distinguished by its long deeply forked tail. Comet goldfish tend to have a diverse variety of colors, unlike the common goldfish.
The veiltail, a name coined by William T. Innes, originated in the United States in the 1890s when Franklin Barrett of Philadelphia crossed a Japanese -bred fringetail ryukin to a telescope eye goldfish that exhibited a short, square-edged caudal. According to William Seale [4] this fringetail was one of many imported by the Wisconsin State ...